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Ministry of Home Affairs
Cabinet Secretary chairs NCMC meeting on cyclone “NIVAR”
Our aim should be to ensure that there is no loss of life and damage is minimum, says Shri Rajiv Gauba
Center assures all necessary assistance to the state governments
In view of Cyclonic Storm “NIVAR”, the Cabinet Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba chaired the National Crisis Management Committee  meeting today through video conferencing with the Chief Secretaries of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh and Secretaries of different ministries.
Shri Gauba said that our aim should be to ensure that there is no loss of life, damage is minimum and normalcy is restored in power, telecom and other important sectors in shortest possible time.
The Chief Secretaries informed the NCMC about their preparedness. DG, IMD briefed the committee about the latest situation of “NIVAR” cyclone. DG, NDRF informed about the preparedness to meet the situation in next three days and said that 30 teams of NDRF have so far been deployed and 20 additional teams have been kept on standby for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea and the people in coastal areas are also being evacuated to shelter houses. The Cabinet Secretary assured all necessary Central assistance to the state governments to overcome this situation.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
First ever Calisthenics World Cup  and Indian Slackline Championship – RUSH Fest 2022 held to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence at Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
Kolkata; April 07, 2022
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute , Darjeeling held first ever Calisthenics World Cup  and Indian Slackline Championship to celebrate the 75 years of India’s Independence. This was held in collaboration with RUSH MEDIA from April 03 to 07, 2022 under the banner of AzadiKaAmritMahotsav at HMI, Darjeeling. A closing ceremony was organized at HMI amphitheatre on 6th April 2022.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, the HMI Principal, Group Captain, Shri Jai Kishan said, first time that Calisthenics World Cup  and Indian Slackline Championship was organized in the country. He further said, for the first time in the country that such an event was organized in Darjeeling to promote FIT INDIA MOVEMENT and Adventure Tourism in Darjeeling. Athletes from pan India and overseas countries viz. Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tunisiaand Nepal came to participate and also International Judges from France, USA, Spain, Switzerland, and Germany had come to judge the various competitions. The events were organized at two venues viz. Calisthenics World Cup at HMI amphitheater and Slackline Championship at Jamuni. Prizes were also distributed among the winners and the participants. The competition was a good opportunity for local athletes of Darjeeling who despite having no facility and no public awareness and practicing on their own and came to participate in the event.
List of Winners/Runners up are as follows:-
MALE STRENGTH
Siddhesh P Narkar- 7min 22 sec -1st
Anirudha N Koteshwar - 10 min 52 sec  - 2nd
FEMALE STRENGTH
Pearl Monterio - 7MIN 59SEC - 1ST 
Satya S- 8MIN 18 SEC - 2ND 
Prableen Kaur Gill - 11MIN 37SEC - 3RD 
POWER CATEGORY
Chirag Mayekar - 166 POINTS - 1ST 
Pranav Deep Singh – 157 POINTS - 2ND 
Durvesh Ramesh Sakpal - 148 POINTS - 3RD 
STREET LIFTING
FEMALE
Prableen Kaur Gill - 162. 5 Points -1st 
Satya S - 122. 5 Points- 2nd 
Pearl Monteiro- 119 Points - 3rd
MALE
Aditya Magoo - 278.73 - 1st 
Ashwin Sudama Prasad - 262 .08 - 2nd 
Aryan Magoo - 257.48 - 3rd 
Freestyle winner
1 st- Ali Issallaman 
2 nd- Jalal Khan 
3 rd- Nizamuddin Shaikh 
4 th- Siddharthtyagi 
5 th- Krithark Chauhan 
Slackline Indian Championship 2022
1st- Mohit R Manani 
2nd- Samar Faaroqui 
3rd- Saman Shreshtha
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
For strong, resilient and ‘’Aatma Nirabhar Bharat’’, trade bodies have an important role to play: Shri Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister addresses 184th AGM of Bombay Chamber of Commerce Industry
Covid-19 has changed the world but Indian people, businesses and industries did not succumb to the crisis, and stood out with a unique trait of resilience and constantly evolving the new ways to deal with the situation and turning the crisis into opportunity, said Union Minister for Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal in New Delhi today.
Shri Goyal was delivering the keynote address at the 184th AGM of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry via video conferencing with the office bearers and members of one of oldest chambers of the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Goyal acknowledged the role of industries and trade bodies of India for coming forward to make India self- sufficient and ready to fight Covid situation in India by producing PPEs, providing infrastructure for ICU beds, isolation facilities and manufacturing masks and other PPEs to the level that India is now capable to export PPEs.As the Unlock has started, Indian economy is improving, as indicated by fright movement , increased electricity consumption. Manufacturing has started with reasonable level of operation. The exports are showing upward trend. He added that before Covid and After Covid worlds will be different and we are preparing moving for the better post-covid world .
As a country, Shri Goyal added that, India should focus on Investment, Infrastructure, and Innovation in the post-covid world, by increasing the production, improving quality of products, trying higher economies of scale, smooth logistics channels, competitive pricing and using innovative practices. The government and trade bodies must work together to boost the growth, to bringing more employment, jobs to youth and engaging with the world with strength and not closing the door for the world but being self-sufficient “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat “ .
Our Indian industries specialised in the specific sectors like auto parts, leather, pharma, footwear, and marine products, have huge potential to promote Indian manufacturing. “I invite Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry to help and contribute in the efforts of the Government for improving and simplifying Ease of Doing Business indices and building a robust mechanism for single window clearances and self-regulation structures for industries,”, said Shri Piyush Goyal.
Shri Goyal said that for strong and resilient India, trade bodies have an important role to play. He added that 184th AGM of Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry marks an important milestone as one of the oldest trade bodies in the country.While concluding, Shri Goyal expressed the faith that India can be the world dominant player, by using immense capabilities of its youth and appreciated resilience of 130 crore Indians in these testing times.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Impact of Coronavirus on Supply Chain
The Corona Virus outbreak in China initially impacted the supply chains of Indian industries which are dependent on China for import of components, intermediaries and raw materials. Thereafter, the Chinese production resumed during the year. However due to the global supply chain shocks on account of the pandemic, countries are seeking to build resilience in their supply chains to reduce over-concentration of import sources.
The Government engaged with the Export Promotion Councils and Trade Bodies to address potential disruptions in their supply chains, secure and transport inventories available with various suppliers, and accordingly put them in touch with our Missions abroad. The Missions facilitated several Business-to-Business virtual meetings to broaden the supply base of the domestic industry.
The Government has also launched schemes such as Production Linked Incentive Schemes  to promote domestic manufacturing capacities in critical sectors such as Key Starting Materials/Drug Intermediates, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients apart from electronic components & mobiles etc. These would broaden the base of the supply chains and make products available at competitive prices.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce andIndustry, ShriHardeep Singh Puri, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to launch National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis
PM to launch National Artificial Insemination Programme
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be launching National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis on 11 September 2019 in Mathura. He will also launch National Artificial Insemination Programme during the event.
Shri Modi will visit Pashu Vigyan Evam Arogya Mela and launch Babugarh Sex Semen facility and simultaneous countrywide workshops in Krishi Vigyan Kendras  in all the 687 districts of the country on the topic of vaccination and diseases management, Artifical insemination and productivity, etc.
National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis is a 100% centrally funded programme, with a total outlay of Rs.12,652 crore from 2019 to 2024. It aims to control Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis by 2025 with vaccination and eventual eradication by 2030.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan
A nation-wide anti-drug campaign named 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan' is being run in the country by the Ministry.
The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan  was launched on 15th August 2020, in 272 identified districts, with an aim to create awareness about ill effects of substance abuse among the youth, with special focus on higher education institutions, university campuses, schools and reaching out into the community to garner community involvement and ownership of the Abhiyaan. The following activities have been organized so far:
- As part of the Abhiyaan, special emphasis is laid on the participation of stakeholders such as women, children, educational institutions, civil society organizations etc. who may be directly or indirectly affected by substance use.
- More than 8,000 Master Volunteers have been selected and trained to lead the Abhiyaan activities in the 272 identified districts.
- Till now through the various activities undertaken on-ground 11.99+ Crore people reached out so far.
- More than 3.54 Crore youth have actively participated in the activities of the Abhiyaan and spreading on-ground the message against substance use. Around 4,000+ Yuva Mandals, NYKS & NSS Volunteers, Youth Clubs have also been associated with the Abhiyaan.
- The contribution of 2.01 Crore women have also been vital in reaching out to a larger community through the Anganwadi & ASHA Workers, ANMs, Mahila Mandals & Women SHGs.
- Across the country till now, 13+ lakh students have been reached with events, competitions and sessions organized in 6000+ schools.
- Social media has effectively been utilized to spread the message of the Abhiyaan online by creating handles on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram and sharing daily updates on them.
- An Android based mobile Application has been developed to capture the data of activities happening on ground on a real-time basis by the districts and master volunteers. This App has been placed on the Google Play Store.
- A short film on the Abhiyaan, its objectives and the efforts of the districts has been made and released on social media.
Presently, this campaign is being run in 272 districts.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanaswamy in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
President's Secretariat
President of India to visit West Bengal from march 27 to 28
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit West Bengal from March 27 to 28, 2023.
On March 27, 2023, the President will visit Netaji Bhawan in Kolkata to pay homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Subsequently, she will visit Jorasanko Thakurbari – Rabindranath Tagore’s House to pay tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. On the same evening, the President will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata.
On March 28, 2023, the President will visit Belur Math. She will also grace the celebration of completion of 80 years of UCO Bank in Kolkata. Later, the President will visit Santiniketan where she will grace the annual convocation of Visva-Bharati.
Ministry of Culture
Union Minister of Home Affairs & Co-operation, Shri Amit Shah to participate in “Tiranga Utsav” tomorrow
“Har Ghar Tiranga” Anthem and Video to be launched
Commemorative Postal Stamp in honor of Pingali Venkayya will be released
The Ministry of Culture is organizing “Tiranga Utsav” -an evening filled with cultural and musical performances to celebrate the contributions of Pingali Venkayya to the nation on the occasion of his 146th Birth Anniversary in New Delhi tomorrow.
The event will be graced by the presence of the Minister of Home Affairs & Co-operation, Shri Amit Shah as the chief guest. Other prominent personalities and dignitaries such as Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern region, Shri G. Kishan Reddy; Minister for Communication, Electronics & Information Technology & Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw; Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal; Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi and Minister of State for Communications, Shri Devusinh Chauhan will attend this patriotic extravaganza.
The event will include the release of a commemorative Postal Stamp in honor of Pingali Venkayya for his invaluable contribution to the country followed by the felicitation of his family. The Tiranga Utsav will also witness the grand launch of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” anthem and video. The musical evening will see live performances by maestros such as Kailash Kher & Kailasa, Harshdeep Kaur and Dr. Ragini Makkhar.
Pingali Venkayya, a freedom fighter and the designer of India’s National Flag was a follower of Gandhian principles, and it was upon the request of Mahatma Gandhi that he designed the Indian National Flag with saffron, white and green colors with chakra in the middle.
The cultural evening shall mark a historic day in celebration of India’s 75th year of independence as Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and will be a great tribute to one of the nation’s most important gems – Pingali Venkayya.
President's Secretariat
President's Greetings on the eve of Birthday of Guru Ravidas
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has greeted fellow-citizens on the eve of birthday of Guru Ravidas.
In a message, the President has said, “On the auspicious occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, I convey my greetings and best wishes to all fellow citizens.
Guru Ravidas was a great saint and a religious reformer, who devoted his life to serve humanity. Through his teachings, he delivered the message of equality, justice, peace and harmony to the mankind. He worked for promoting the principles of social harmony and brotherhood throughout his life.
On the birth anniversary of this great saint, let us resolve to take inspiration from his teachings and strive for strengthening fraternity in the society for the benefit of the humanity”.
click here to see the President's Speech in Hindi
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
191.79 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 15,419
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.75%
2,582 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,25,89,841
2,364 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
84.54 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,77,570 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Health Ministry launches a new state-of-the art Information Platform to monitor public health surveillance
MsPreeti Sudan, Union Health Secretary did soft-launch of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme  segment of Integrated Health Information Platform  in seven states today. The path-breaking initiative will provide near-real-time data to policy makers for detecting outbreaks, reducing the morbidity and mortality and lessening disease burden in the populations and better health systems.
The first one-of-its-kind initiative by the Government of India, IHIP uses the latest technologies and digital health initiatives.
Speaking on the occasion, MsPreeti Sudan stated that the success of this platform will depend primarily on the quality of data shared by the states. “Data is power and power is to help people,” she said. She urged the state secretaries to be earnest in adopting this platform to strengthen early outbreak detection and informed public health response. She also shared that for effective implementation of the platform, 32,000 people at the block level, 13,000 at the district level and 900 at the state level have been trained.
MsPreeti Sudan, Union Secretary of Health also launched the IHIP vision and a ready-reckoner developed to navigate the platform.
Congratulating the government for making this ambitious undertaking a reality, Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India said that it is imperative to collaborate with the private sector to ensure the sustainability of this initiative.
“For WHO, it has been a privilege to support the development of the platform in collaboration with numerous government stakeholders,” he added.
Among those present at the launch were MrLav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary; MrVikasSheel, Joint Secretary, Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh, Director NCDC; Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to India; Dr Ramesh Krishnamurthy, Senior Advisor, WHO HQ; Dr Pradeep Khasnobis, Joint Director, IDSP NCDC and senior officials in the Union Health Ministry. Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries  and Mission Directors from the seven states participated in the launch through video-conferencing.
Ministry of Defence
AFRICA-INDIA JOINT EXERCISE AFINDEX COMMENCES AT PUNE
The second edition of Africa-India Field Training Exercise  between India and 23 nations of the African continent commenced today at Foreign Training Node, Aundh, Pune. 100 participants from Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Seychelles, Senegal, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe are attending this unique field training exercise. The participants were addressed by Lieutenant General Rakesh Kapoor, VSM, Corps Cdr, Desert Corps.
The joint exercise is in keeping with India’s outreach with Africa, which commenced in 2008 through the India-Africa Summit and has been thereafter held in 2015 and 2019. The theme of the exercise is focused on Humanitarian Mine Action and Peace Keeping Operations. The Military co-operation and engagement between the participating member nations are vital for refining the interoperability and operational preparedness for UN peace keeping operations.
The objectives of the exercise are to continue to build upon the initiatives taken to strengthen India-Africa relations, with a focus on enhancing peace and security, to create opportunities to create ideas and perspectives, learn from the African experience in cooperative security and management of security crisis situations as well as to promote a collaborative approach in capacity enhancement of African armies.
The exercise is divided into four phases. Initially, the trainers have been trained. This will now be followed by a Humanitarian Mine Action and a Peace Keeping Operations Phase; finally, culminating in a validation exercise to assess the results of the training conducted. The primary focus of the joint exercise will remain on tactical drills, procedures and the ability to operate jointly with seamless interoperability. The joint exercise will bring out practical aspects of the theme based training and aims to enable the participants to comprehend and put in practice the validated drills and procedures through situational based discussions and tactical exercise. India would also be conducting the Defence Chief’s conclave on the sidelines from 28 to 30 March 2023 during which the visiting Chiefs will witness the proceedings of the validation exercise.
Maximum use of indigenous equipment is being made during the exercise. New generation equipment manufactured in India will be showcased during the exercise to give a feel of their efficacy to the troops of the participating nations. The exercise looks forward to Regional Unity between Africa and India for the Security and Growth for all in the Region .
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers  — December, 2017
The All-India CPI-IW for December, 2017 decreased by 2 points and pegged at 286 . On one-month percentage change, it decreased by  0.69 per cent between November, 2017 and December, 2017 when compared with the decrease of  0.72 percent for the corresponding months of last year.
The maximum downward pressure to the change in current index came from Food grotip contributing  2.37 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Arhar Dal, Gram Dal, Groundnut Oil, Chillies Green, Brinjal, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, French Beans, Green Coriander Leaves, Methi, Palak, Peas, Potato, Radish, Tomato, Banana, Sugar, ESI Premium Contribution, Toilet Soap, etc. are responsible for the decrease in index. However, this decrease was checked by Wheat Atta, Coconut Oil, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Onion, Tamarind, Coconut, Electricity Charges and Firewood. Secondary School Fee, Flowers/Flower Garlands, etc., putting upward pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 4.00 percent for December, 2017 as compared to 3.97 percent for the previous month and 2.23 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 4.32 percent against 3.91 percent of the previous month and 0.67 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
At centre level, Jamshedpur and Tiruchirapally reported the maximum decrease of  followed by Doom Dooma Tinsukia, Siliguri, Godavarikhani and Jalpaiguri . Among others, 5 points decrease was observed in 7 centres, 4 points in 10 centres, 3 points in 9 centres, 2 points in 21 centres and 1 point in 13 centres. On the contrary, Darjeeling recorded a maximum increase of 8 points followed by Maria  and Srinagar . Among others, 2 points increase was observed in 2 centres and 1 point in 2 centres. Rest of the 5 centres indices remained stationary
The indices of 35 centres are above All-India Index and 43 centres indices are below national average.
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of January, 2018 will be released on Wednesday, 28th February, 2018. The same will also be available on the office website labdurbwvattnew.gov.in.
NITI Aayog
India Launches E-Amrit Portal on EVs at COP26
One-Stop Destination for All EV-Related Information
India today launched ‘E-Amrit’, a web portal on electric vehicles , at the ongoing COP26 Summit in Glasgow, UK.
E-Amrit is a one-stop destination for all information on electric vehicles—busting myths around the adoption of EVs, their purchase, investment opportunities, policies, subsidies, etc.
The portal has been developed and hosted by NITI Aayog under a collaborative knowledge exchange programme with the UK government and as part of the UK–India Joint Roadmap 2030, signed by the Prime Ministers of the two countries.
E-Amrit intends to complement initiatives of the government on raising awareness on EVs and sensitizing consumers on the benefits of switching to electric vehicles. In the recent past, India has taken many initiatives to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport and adoption of electric mobility in the country. Schemes such as FAME and PLI are especially important in creating an ecosystem for the early adoption of EVs.
NITI Aayog intends to add more features and introduce innovative tools to make the portal more interactive and user-friendly.
The launch was attended by UK High-Level Climate Action Champion Nigel Topping and NITI Aayog Adviser Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha.